Andrea C. Hoffmann is a writer and professor of investigative journalism at the HAW in Hamburg. Her books about strong women and their lives have been translated into 17 languages and published worldwide. Mihrigul Tursun has spoken publicly about the violence and torture she and other Uyghurs suffered while interned in China's vast network of "re-education" camps in the country's far-western Xinjiang region. She has been denounced by the Chinese government, which produced a short documentary in which Mihrigul's parents, police officers, and doctors all speak against her, and try to portray her testimonies as false. Mihrigul was imprisoned several times in detention camps, during which time one of her three young children died. She has lived in exile in Washington, D.C. since 2018. Rachel Hildebrandt Reynolds holds degrees in art history and historic preservation. Rachel Reynolds worked as a historical consultant and academic editor before transitioning to literary translation (German). She has published fiction and nonfiction works in translation, including The Happiness Bureau by Andreas Izquierdo, Forty Hours by Kathrin Lange, and Love Letters from Montmartre by Nicolas Barreau. Rachel also runs Wanderlust Bookshop, a small online shop featuring contemporary Germanophone books and translations for readers of all ages.